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Where does “ἐμβολισμός” come from?

ἐμβολισμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἐμβολισμός (Ancient Greek): intercalary

Definitions

  1. intercalary

Ancestry of “ἐμβολισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐμβάλλωto throw in, cast in; to put into; to bring
2Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
3Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐμβολισμός”

  • embolism
  • thromboembolism
  • embolectomy
  • atheroembolism
  • cardioembolism
  • thromboembolectomy
  • aeroembolism
  • embolismal
  • embolisme
  • embolismus
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